Universal Solider chords
Donovan
- Universal Solider was written by Buffy Sainte-Marie - an Indigenous Canadian-American singer-songwriter. The song was released in 1964 on her debut album It's My Way!
- Featured Artist: Donovan - Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He released the song in Nov 1965, on his second album, Fairytale which included the song on the US version of the album.
- Music: Key of B Major in 4/4 time at approx. 105 bpm (♩)
- Chords: B, C#m7, E, F#, G#m
- Beginners: G Major is a much easier key with chords, G, Am7, C, D, Em. You will need a Capo on the 4th fret if you are playing along with the video.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Universal Solider
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key E F#
Intro: 4/4 | |2/4 |4/4 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
E F# B G#m
1. He's five foot-two and he's six feet-four
E F# B
He fights with mis-siles and with spears
E F# B G#m
He's all of thir-ty one and he's on-ly se-ven-teen
E C#m7 F#
Been a sol-dier for a thou-sand | years - |
E F# B G#m
2. He'a a Catholic, a Hin-du, an Ath-e-ist, a Jain
E F# B
A Bud-dhist, and a Bap-tist, and a Jew
E F# B G#m
And he knows he should-n't kill and he knows he al-ways will
E C#m7 F#
Kill you for me, my friend, and me for | you - |
E F# B G#m
3. And he's fight-ing for Ca-na-da He's fight-ing for France
E F# B
He's fight-ing for the U. S. A
E F# B G#m
And he's fight-ing for the Rus-sians and he's fight-ing for Ja-pan
E C#m7 F#
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this | way - |
E F# B G#m
4. And he's fight-ing for De-moc-ra-cy and he's fight-ing for the Reds
E F# B
He says it's for the peace of all
E F# B G#m
He's the one who must de-cide who's to live and who's to die
E C#m7 F#
And he ne-ver sees the writ-ing on the | wall - |
E F# B G#m
5. But with-out him how would Hit-ler have con-demned them at La-bau?
E F# B
With-out him Cae-sar would have stood a-lone
E F# B G#m
He's the one who gives his bo-dy as a wea-pon of the war
E C#m7 F#
And with-out him all this kill-ing can't go | on - |
E F# B G#m
6. He's the U-ni-ver-sal Sol-dier and he real-ly is to blame
E F# B
His or-ders come from far a-way no more
E F#
They come from here and there and you and me...
12/8...
B G#m
And bro-thers, can't you see?
E C#m7
This is not the way we put the end to war... 
